Brown backs Fulton to shine

Brown: Impressed by Fulton

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Huddersfield coach Nathan Brown saw Australian Liam Fulton score a try on his Giants debut - and said there was a lot more to come from the former NRL star.

Fulton bagged a try on his Giants debut as Huddersfield ran out 30-10 winners against Super League newcomers Celtic Crusaders on Good Friday.

Kevin Brown scored a try and set up two others, but coach Brown picked out the debutant as one to watch.

"He's definitely going to be a good player for us," said Brown.

"He made a few errors but showed some good touches and what people must remember is he's in a new continent with new team-mates he'd not met before and working under a new coach for the first time in his career.

Adjust

"He will adjust and what we will try to do is give him a stable position in the team to allow him to play at his best."

Brown also praised the Crusaders for restricting the Giants to just a few chances.

"This wasn't one of our best performances," he said.

"But the opposition held us up on the line three times. They've got good coaches and players who work hard defensively. That was one of the reasons why we weren't pretty good."

Adam Peek and Anthony Blackwood scored the Crusaders tries after the break, and coach John Dixon claimed they were still adjusting to life in Super League.

Transition

"It's a big transition for us," he said. "We've got players who had to make the transition from National League Two to National League One and now Super League in successive seasons.

"We've got to be super good and work super hard in every game to get a win.

"I thought our defence was pretty strong but our passing and offensive play was nowhere near any standard let alone the standards we set ourselves.

"That's put our defence under pressure."